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The US is experiencing the worst springtime drought on record

https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/monitoring-content/sotc/drought/psi/psi-202603.png

https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/cirs/climdiv/climdiv-pdsidv-v1.0.0-20240606

Conditions have worsened during April

Contiguous U.S. | U.S. Drought Monitor

Temperatures at Imperial, Nebraska have averaged 10F above the post 1895 average, and have been far above normal almost every day.

https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/all/USC00254110.dly

Snowpack in the west is at an historic low.

NWCC iMap

Wolf Creek Pass is frequently the snowiest place in Colorado, and snowpack peaks there normally during April. In 1980 I skied there in July, but this year there is no snow.

NWCC iMap

Streamflow in much of the US is at a record low.

USGS | National Water Dashboard

At the current rate of decline, Lake Powell would be empty in a little over three years. This can’t actually happen, but is an interesting reference point.

Water is being withdrawn from Lake Powell about 1.5 times faster that it is being replenished.

https://lakepowell.water-data.com/

Lake Powell has lost nine feet of water since the end of January.

Wahweap Main Launch Ramp Webcam (U.S. National Park Service)

But there is about to be a change in the weather, with lots of rain forecast in some of the drought areas.

This may be due to the rapid increase in Nino 3.4 sea surface temperatures as El Nino forms.

Climate Reanalyzer

Lake Powell filled up during the 1983 El Nino, and made a significant recovery during the 2023 El Nino

https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/ensostuff/detrend.nino34.ascii.txt

The Palmer Drought Severity Index for March 2026 was the worst on record, worst than March 1934 and March 1977.

https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/cirs/climdiv/climdiv-pdsidv-v1.0.0-20240606

https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/monitoring-content/sotc/drought/psi/psi-202603.png

https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/monitoring-content/sotc/drought/psi/psi-193403.gif

https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/monitoring-content/sotc/drought/psi/psi-197703.gif

Streamflow in many US rivers is near or at a record low.

USGS | National Water Dashboard

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The Colorado River ran high during the very wet 1980s and 1990s, which allowed Lake Powell to fill up. But over the past three decades Colorado has been dry.

https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/cirs/climdiv/climdiv-pdsidv-v1.0.0-20240606

Arizona has been getting drier for the past 110 years.

Lake Powell filled up during the unusually wet decade of the 1980s, leading to unrealistic expectations about water availability. The state has been in drought for almost 30 years.

https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/cirs/climdiv/climdiv-pdsidv-v1.0.0-20240606

Bill Gates has been doing geoengineering designed to alter the climate, and now the US is experiencing the worst drought on record. Is he culpable, given that altering the climate was his intent?

The US is experiencing an unprecedented drought, worse than March 1934.

https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/monitoring-content/sotc/drought/psi/psi-202603.png

https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/monitoring-content/sotc/drought/psi/psi-193403.png

Utah is experiencing their worst drought in any month.

https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/cirs/climdiv/climdiv-pdsidv-v1.0.0-20240606

Streamflow in many rivers across the southeastern US and Mid-Atlantic is lowest on record.

USGS | National Water Dashboard

At the current rate of decline, Glen Canyon Dam will no longer be able to generate electricity in about eleven months.  It provides electricity for almost six million people.

https://lakepowell.water-data.com/

Only one marina at Lake Powell is still usable, and it only has 6-8 weeks of usability left.

https://lakepowell.water-data.com/

Snowpack is at a record low across most of the west.

NWCC iMap

The San Juan Mountains are normally the snowiest in Colorado, and snow peaks there in mid-April.  This year there is almost no snow.

AWS Plot

US gasoline prices

Gas Station Price Charts – Local & National Historical Average Trends – GasBuddy.com

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